SCHUBERT: WINTERREISE

Jonas Kaufmann, Helmut Deutsch

Sony 88883795652

Kaufmann is in fine voice, following a Schöne
Müllerin four years ago (also with the excellent Deutsch),
with a Winterreise that is
even more compelling. Every nuance of the text is
reflected and enacted – so
much so that some listeners may find the approach
too ‘operatic’. Yet the
vividness of the journey – the stoical sadness of
Erstarrung, for example – is
utterly convincing. A superb partnership, with
recorded sound to match.